Billing and posting clerks
SOC Code: 43-3021
Billing and posting clerks carries a 88% AI exposure score (Very High automation risk), with a median annual wage of $47,170 and -0.4% projected employment growth from 2024 to 2034 (BLS), affecting approximately 429,800 workers. Full task breakdown, skills, and employer data are below.
Proportion of tasks susceptible to AI automation (O*NET analysis)
At 88% AI exposure, Billing and posting clerks sits 51 points above the 37.2% average across 832 U.S. occupations - among the most AI-exposed occupations tracked. It is one of just 21 occupations above the 70% high-exposure line.
Career outlook score
20/100
Billing and posting clerks, weighted across 3 of 3 tracked dimensions
A weighted composite of median wage, projected growth, and AI-automation security (inverted exposure), each benchmarked against every other tracked occupation. It describes this occupation's standing across those three dimensions, not a guarantee of future outcomes.
- Median wage F $47,170
Annual median wage, percentile rank vs all tracked occupations
- Projected growth F -0.4%
Projected employment change, 2024-2034, BLS Employment Projections
- AI exposure (inverted) F 88% exposure
Lower O*NET task-automability scores lower risk; this dimension scores security, not exposure
Home health and personal care aides is #1 of 832 occupations by employment (4.3M, AI exposure rank #392 at 35%) vs. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks #1 by AI task exposure (95%, employment rank #17 at 1.6M).
Automation-risk inventory
Exclusive cut of 832 occupations by PlainWorkforce automation-risk band. Orthogonal to the continuous AI-exposure distribution chart below and to this occupation's single risk badge, this is the corpus band mix, with Billing and posting clerks in the Very High band.
Credential × growth standing
Open entry with non-declining BLS pace
Billing and posting clerks keeps an HS / some college bar (333 of 832) and sits in Slow growth (245 of 832). Lower formal gates with a non-shrinking employment line - skill and AI desks matter more than credentials here.
Where Billing and posting clerks sits among all occupations
AI-exposure score distribution across 832 U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis). This occupation is marked in rose.
Where Billing and posting clerks sits by AI exposure
AI-exposure score distribution across U.S. occupations (O*NET task analysis)
88% Higher than most higher than 99%+ of 832 occupations
Occupations, banded by AI-exposure score
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Source O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor) · BLS 2024–2034
Source: O*NET task data (U.S. Department of Labor); AI-exposure scores are PlainWorkforce's analysis. As of BLS 2024–2034.
Billing and posting clerks vs. its occupational neighbors
AI exposure (horizontal) vs projected 2024–2034 growth (vertical) for occupations in the same SOC group. Billing and posting clerks is marked in rose; the top-left corner is the most future-proof.
Source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034 (growth) and O*NET (AI-exposure analysis by PlainWorkforce).
Employment Projections
Where This Score Comes From
Billing and posting clerks's Very High automation-risk tier is computed from O*NET Database 30.0 task-level analysis, where each documented task the occupation performs is evaluated against current generative AI, robotic process automation, and machine-learning capabilities. A score above 70% signals that the majority of core duties are already technically automatable, workers in these roles face the steepest near-term displacement pressure.
The employment, wage, and education figures above come from a second, separate federal source: BLS Employment Projections 2024–2034, matched to the O*NET task data by Standard Occupational Classification (SOC 43-3021) code, with the wage figure cross-validated against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) May 2024 survey. BLS figures are presented exactly as published, with no adjustment on our part; the SOC-code match is what lets Billing and posting clerks be compared directly against every other tracked occupation on the same basis, not just roles that happen to share a job title.
For career planners, this profile should be read alongside the task, skill, and knowledge breakdowns below and the list of employers whose workforce composition includes Billing and posting clerks. Adjacent occupations shown further down offer lateral moves that preserve industry knowledge while potentially reducing exposure.
Education & Entry Requirements
Top Tasks (O*NET)
- 1. Verify accuracy of billing data and revise any errors.
- 2. Resolve discrepancies in accounting records.
- 3. Prepare itemized statements, bills, or invoices and record amounts due for items purchased or services rendered.
- 4. Operate typing, adding, calculating, or billing machines.
- 5. Review documents, such as purchase orders, sales tickets, charge slips, or hospital records, to compute fees or charges due.
- 6. Post stop-payment notices to prevent payment of protested checks.
- 7. Verify signatures and required information on checks.
- 8. Keep records of invoices and support documents.
- 9. Perform bookkeeping work, including posting data or keeping other records concerning costs of goods or services or the shipment of goods.
- 10. Track accumulated hours and dollar amounts charged to each client job to calculate client fees for professional services, such as legal or accounting services.
Key Skills Required
- Reading Comprehension
- Mathematics
- Active Listening
- Speaking
- Critical Thinking
- Monitoring
- Time Management
- Writing
- Social Perceptiveness
- Service Orientation
Knowledge Areas
- Administrative
- Customer and Personal Service
- English Language
- Economics and Accounting
- Mathematics
- Computers and Electronics
- Administration and Management
- Personnel and Human Resources
- Public Safety and Security
- Psychology
Frequently Asked Questions
Will AI replace Billing and posting clerks?
Billing and posting clerks has an AI exposure score of 88%, indicating a very high level of automation risk. Many tasks in this role involve routine data processing and pattern recognition that current AI systems can perform.
What is the job outlook for Billing and posting clerks?
According to BLS Employment Projections 2024-2034, Billing and posting clerks is projected to decline by 0.4% over the decade. Current employment stands at approximately 429,800 workers.
What skills are needed for Billing and posting clerks?
Key skills for Billing and posting clerks include Reading Comprehension, Mathematics, Active Listening, and others. Typical entry-level education is High school diploma or equivalent.
How much do Billing and posting clerks earn?
The median annual wage for Billing and posting clerks is $47,170, according to BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2024). Actual earnings vary by location, experience, industry, and employer. The BLS publishes detailed wage percentiles by region in its Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics program.
What education is required for Billing and posting clerks?
The typical entry-level education for Billing and posting clerks is High school diploma or equivalent. Employers generally expect None of related work experience. On-the-job training typically involves Moderate-term on-the-job training. Requirements can vary by employer and specialization.
Which companies employ Billing and posting clerks?
Billing and posting clerks roles exist across many industries and employers. Workforce composition is estimated from BLS industry-occupation employment distributions matched to SEC-registered public companies.
AI Exposure Rating
Very High automation risk based on 10 analyzed tasks. A majority of tasks in this occupation are susceptible to AI automation.
Nationwide occupations with similar workforce profiles
Two data-derived peer sets for Billing and posting clerks: AI-exposure neighbors and BLS 2034 growth neighbors (distinct comparison neighborhoods, cross-occupation).
Similar AI exposure score
Nearest O*NET task-automability scores nationwide (88% here).
- Accountants and auditors · AI exposure 87%
- Office clerks, general · AI exposure 84%
- Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants · AI exposure 83%
- Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks · AI exposure 95%
Similar projected growth (2024–2034)
Nearest BLS employment change rates nationwide (-0.4% here).
- Excavating and loading machine and dragline operators, surface mining · growth -0.4%
- Psychiatric aides · growth -0.4%
- Multiple machine tool setters, operators, and tenders, metal and plastic · growth -0.5%
- Retail salespersons · growth -0.5%
Peers are nearest-neighbor matches on published BLS + O*NET metrics among occupations with ≥10,000 workers in 2024; corpus ranks above sort the full tracked set.
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What to do with this
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AI exposure scores estimate task automatability from O*NET data; they are not a certainty of job loss, and BLS growth projections are estimates, not guarantees.
Data sources: Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment Projections 2024–2034 and O*NET Database 30.0. Employment figures are rounded. Wage data from BLS Occupational Employment Statistics (OES).